Proverbs 21:6:2Prov.21.6.W2TAB
א֭וֹצָרוֹת
otsarot
“treasures”
- Transliteration
- o-tsa-ROT
- Extended
- oh-tsaa-ROHT
- IPA
- /ʔo.tsaˈroːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- treasures
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-tsa-ROT
- clause
PO-al o-tsa-ROT bil-SHON SHA-ker
- sentence
PO-al o-tsa-ROT bil-SHON SHA-ker HE-vel nid-DAF me-vak-she-MA-vet
Exegesis
The Hebrew verse opens with the noun poʿal {פֹּ֣עַל | pô-ʿal} ‘gaining or acquiring’ in construct with otzarot {א֭וֹצָרוֹת | ʾō-ṣār-ôṯ} ‘treasures,’ emphasizing ill-gotten wealth.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-tsade-resh
“to store, treasure”
In context — Proverbs 21:6
Treasures gained by a deceiving tongue are vapor , a snare of death .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 21:6, so the Hebrew word א֭וֹצָרוֹת (otsarot) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.21.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.6.W2.S1) and character.